Farfadet
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Atelier Legoueix.
With signed label, n°2/4.
1958.
After the traditional completion of some mural paintings in the 1930’s, he then arrived in Aubusson in 1936, became closely associated with Picart le Doux in 1947 and then joined the A.P.C.T. (Association des Peintres-Cartonniers de Tapisserie). From then on he devoted himself to tapestry with zeal and designed 167 cartoons, at first figurative following on from Picart le Doux and Saint-Saëns, then, influenced by the scientific themes that he dealt with, tending more towards abstraction. In 1981, two years before his death, he donated his studio to the Musée départemental de la tapisserie in Aubusson.
A testament to Jullien’s whimsical and mischievous imagination (or fantasy), our ‘Farfadet’ (who is an elf in name only, being more like Pegasus than a will-o’-the-wisp) invites us to revisit folkloric themes dating back to time immemorial, for which the artist had a strong affinity.
Bibliography :
Exh. Cat. Hommage à Louis-Marie Jullien, Aubusson, Musée départemental de la tapisserie, 1983
